Jonathan Kent is the son of the Earth's greatest hero, Kal-El aka Superman, and the famous Daily Planet reporter, Lois Lane.
History
Pre-Crisis
After the undoing of John Deegan's Elseworlds, Lois Lane revealed to her husband, Clark Kent, that they were going to have a child; later, the couple decided to move to Argo City as they believed Lois' pregnancy could be less difficult there.[1] The child was born around September or October 2019 and was named Jonathan.[2]
In December 2019, the Crisis erupted as the Anti-Monitor was freed from his prison so he could unleash an antimatter wave on the Multiverse: as the realities were being erased from the antimatter, Earth-38 was rapidly reached by the antimatter and Argo City was among the first places in the universe on its course.
Jonathan's cousin, Kara Zor-El aka Supergirl, tried to warn Clark and Lois about the incoming menace but it was too late as the sky turned red and the wall of antimatter energy was already upon Argo City. Jonathan's great-aunt, Alura, advised her beloved nephew to use a spacepod to save their son from the death, like Jonathan's grandparents did with his father many years before.
As Clark and Lois tearfully said goodbye to their son, the rocket was sent away from Argo City but, after leaving its atmosphere, it fell into a wormhole that made the rocket land in Star City on the futuristic Earth-16 where the pod was found by an alternate Oliver Queen so the Green Arrow rescued the baby and took him into the Arrowcave.
After being saved by Lyla Michaels aka Harbinger, Clark and Lois made Brainiac-5 track Jonathan's pod to the alternate reality. As Superman was needed on Earth-38, Lois offered herself to rescue his baby son on the alternate reality along with Brainiac-5 and Sara Lance who had previously visited the future reality.
The group arrived to Earth-16 and entered the Arrowcave. After Oliver Queen attacked them, believing them to be enemies, Lois Lane rushed to take her son back and, later, they returned to Earth-38. Eventually, Jonathan left Earth-38 along with his parents before the universe was erased by the antimatter, finding refuge on the heroes' new base, the Waverider.[2]
In order to entertain Jonathan, Clark thought to visit the Fortress of Solitude to retreve a Kryptonian rattle to gift him but, as the Kryptonian hero was still traumatized by his home reality's end, he somehow came to Earth-86, believing the Fortress was the one from his universe.[3]
While his parents were out in the Multiverse, Jonathan was entrusted to Earth-74 Mick Rory who calmed him and read his novels to him. Later, Jonathan also met his father's counterpart who affirmed that the baby reminded him of his son, Jason.[4]
Eventually, Jonathan was erased from existence along with everyone on the Waverider when the Anti-Monitor unleashed his antimatter wave upon the timeship.[5]
Post-Crisis
After the Paragons rebooted the Multiverse, Jonathan was brought back to life on another world as his original universe was merged into the new reality. Jonathan's life is a little different in the new universe as he now has a brother.[6]
Notes
- This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the Arrowverse franchise and is an adaptation of Jon Kent. The original character was created by Dan Jurgens and first appeared in Convergence: Superman #2.
- Jon Kent was portrayed by an uncredited infant.
Trivia
- Jonathan is named after his adoptive paternal grandfather, Jonathan Kent.
- Jonathan's rescue attempt at the beginning of the Crisis mirrors the opening of the original Crisis where Alexander Luthor, Sr. and his wife sent their son away from Earth-Three to save him from their world's annihilation.
Related
- 3 Appearances of Jonathan Kent II (Arrowverse: Earth-38)
- 1 Images featuring Jonathan Kent II (Arrowverse: Earth-38)
- Quotations by or about Jonathan Kent II (Arrowverse: Earth-38)
- Character Gallery: Jonathan Kent II (Arrowverse: Earth-38)
Footnotes
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